With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
7 Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of
8 The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"
Read all of Hebrews 13 NIVBetter a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
Read all of Proverbs 16 NIVFor in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Read all of Galatians 5 NIVO God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Read all of Psalm 63 NIV"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men."
Read all of Matthew 5 NIVGreater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
Read all of John 15 NIVLet justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!
Read all of Amos 5 NIV
Commentary on Today's Verse
Commentary on Proverbs 11:9
(Read Proverbs 11:9)
Hypocrites delude men into error and sin by artful objections against the truths of God's word.